Specialist - Information Security

Location: Pecan Campus, McAllen Texas

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

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Transcripts
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Job Description

Department: Information Security

General Statement of Job

The Information Security Specialist assists in the operational and risk management activities that are part of the information security program. Collaborates with other departments to implement and maintain security controls.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Assists in the development, implementation and assessment of Key Risk Indicators.
• Collaborates with Information Technology technical staff to assist in the adoption of security standards, guidelines, and procedures based on best practices and compliance requirements.
• Participates in the risk assessment process and helps identify controls to reduce risk to acceptable levels.
• Assists in the vulnerability management program and helps communicate risk to Information Security Analyst.
• Assists in the monitoring and recommendation of operation security controls, such as intrusion detection/prevention, edge and web application firewalls, end-point protection, and security event monitoring.
• Conducts security awareness trainings for small groups or college departments.
• Works closely with technical staff to ensure secure use of information resources.
• Assists in audit activities to ensure compliance with internal and external audit tasks.
• Responding to data breaches and malicious malware attacks.
• Trains staff on information security procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

• Associate’s Degree in Computer Science, Networking, Computer Information Systems, Cyber Security, or related field required.
• At least one (1) year of progressive experience in computing and information security, including experience with enterprise servers, networking devices, and web applications, required. 
• Experience in higher education, preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Knowledge of security policy development, security education, network penetration testing.
• Knowledge of information security standards and regulations (e.g. CIS Security Benchmarks, NIST 800-series publications, ISO 17799/27002, FERPA, Texas Identity Theft Prevention, etc.).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to convey technical details using business language readily understood in by all users.
• Must be able to exercise independent judgment and perform tasks and duties with minimum supervision.
• Ability to travel throughout the college district using own means of reliable transportation.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• Security Sensitive position: All applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy.
• In addition, subject to a federal background check.
• Must have or qualify for a valid Texas driver's license and proof of liability insurance.
• CompTIA Security + or other cybersecurity certifications, preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
• Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.

 The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. 

 Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Minimum Compensation

$20.75

Desired Start Date

August 28, 2026

Posting Close Date (No Close Date if Blank)

10 August 2026 11:59pm